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Magoha argues that it would be unrealistic to gamble with the lives of Kenyan students.

At the same time he regrettably noted that only two TVET institutions countrywide had met the laid down protocols for gradual reopening.

Speaking in Meru County during an inspection of Meru National Polytechnic to ascertain the institution’s preparedness, Education Cabinet Secretary Prof. George Magoha, sent a strong indication that schools in the country are unlikely to re-open anytime soon.

Majority of teachers who have been on the TSC Payroll for less than 5 yrs might not be aware of this=>>
In Jan, 2015 teachers went on Strike demanding a Salary Increment. Justice NDUMA NDERI at the Labour Court took up the matter and immediately ordered them back to class. On 30/06/2015 he delivered a Historic Ruling.

He awarded teachers 50-60% Pay Increment which must be paid starting from July Salaries. TSC had no option but to pay the teachers. However, Sarah Serem (SRC), Jacob Kaimenyi (CS, Education) and Githu Muigai (Attoney General) took up the fight tooth and nail to ensure tht teachers go home empty handed. They used everything at their disposal in the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court until eventually teachers were snatched what was due to them. Truly, teachers lost.

Teachers Service Commission has moved with speed to resolve online jobs application hitch that was almost grounding to a halt the recruitment process.

Most applicants were experiencing challenges that included incorrect date of birth, TSC number, subject combinations when applying jobs online.

TSC head of Head of Corporate Affairs, Beatrice Wababu has provided a link that can be used by applicants who are experiencing the aforementioned challenges.

She said, “If such challenges affect you please fill in the details in the link provided here. We take this early opportunity to apologize for the inconveniences caused.”

Prospective TSC employees are required to choose six(6) schools which are offering employment vacancies in their subject subject specialization. Of the six options, three are from 100 transition vacancies and three from the replacement slots.

All applicants are racing against time to see to it that they do not miss these life changing opportunities.

To solve issues emanating from TSC online job application follow these steps;

1. Click on this link here;.
2. Choose the problem you are facing by clicking the dropdown arrow as shown below;You can choose the problem as Date of Birth, Name, TSC Number or any other.
3. Next enter your name.
4. After entering your name, the next is your TSC, Id number, email address and your date of birth.
5. Choose your school category as either primary or secondary and the choose your subject combination.
6. After confirming all the details you have provided are correct, click the submit button.

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) on Tuesday announced new guidelines for recruiting teachers in the country.

This year’s recruitment will see 11, 474 fresh graduates and retired teachers fill vacancies and replace those who have exited the profession in both primary and secondary public schools.

The race to fill the gap and balance the teacher-to-student ratio in public schools in the country will be taking course in the next two weeks as the teachers’ employer seeks to recruit 5000 graduates.

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) on Tuesday announced new guidelines for recruiting teachers in the country.

This year’s recruitment will see 11, 474 fresh graduates and retired teachers fill vacancies and replace those who have exited the profession in both primary and secondary public schools.

The race to fill the gap and balance the teacher-to-student ratio in public schools in the country will be taking course in the next two weeks as the teachers’ employer seeks to recruit 5000 graduates.

The Teachers Service Commission(TSC) is advertising 5,000 posts for recruitment of Secondary School teachers to support the 100 percent transition policy from Primary to Secondary Schools.

Teachers to be recruited will serve on permanent and pensionable terms.

Interested and qualified candidates should submit their application online through TSC website www.tsc.go.ke under careers or teachersonline.go.ke not later than 14th September, 2020.

Recruitment of secondary school teachers(4,000 posts)

Eligible candidates should meet the following basic requirements:
(i) Be Kenya citizens;
(iii) Must have  a holder of at-least diploma in education.
(iv) Must be registered with the Teachers Service Commission.

Promotion and deployment of practising primary school teachers in public schools (1,000)

To qualify for promotion and deployment to secondary school,  a candidate should meet the following requirement;

i) Be Kenyan Citizen;
ii) PI Certificate;
iii) Bachelor’s Degree in Education with 2 teaching subjects;
iv) Must have minimum mean grade C+ (Plus) at Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) or its equivalent and minimum C+ (Plus) in the two teaching subjects.

Successful candidates under this category shall be appointed at T-Scale 7- Grade C2 and shall be posted to secondary schools where vacancies exist.

Recruitment of primary school teachers(1,000)

(i) Be Kenya citizens;
(ii) Must have original Professional and Academic Certificates;
(iii) Must be registered with the Teachers Service Commission.

Successfully candidates shall be posted to serve in any part of the country not necessarily in the county where they were recruited.

It is important to note that the Teachers Service Commission is an equal opportunity employer and persons with disabilities (PWDs) are encouraged to apply.

General information;

Applicants should note the following;

1. To qualify for appointment on permanent and pensionable terms of service, a candidate should be eligible to serve for a minimum period of ten(10) continuous years effective from date of appointment as required by law
2. The teachers Service Commission  2020/2021 Recruitment Guidelines Shall apply.
3. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
4. Shortlisted candidates will be required to produce original academic and professional certificates.
5. Successful candidates must not fill more than one application for employment form. Filling of more than one application for employment forms will lead to disqualification.
6. Manual application will not be accepted.
7. Preference will be made to candidates who have not been previously employed by the Teachers Service Commission.

CAUTION:
The recruitment exercise is free of charge. The Teachers Service Commission wishes to caution applicants against fraudsters who are out to extort money from unsuspecting individuals purporting to be in a position to influence the employment process.

Any fraudulent activity should be reported to the nearest police station, or to Teachers Service Commission headquarters through the following hotlines between 8.00 a.m. and 5.00 p.m.

Director staffing

1. Tel: 0202892193
2. Tel: 0202892131
3. Tel: 0202892132
4. Tel: 0202892133

Or

Write to the Commission through the email address dirtm@tsc.go.ke

For detailed information on available vacancies in Secondary Schools applicants are advised to:
a) Visit TSC Website www.tsc.go.ke
b) Visit TSC County and/or Sub County offices where they wish to apply for the advertised positions.

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In a sit down with KTN News, the lecturer of the unnamed Kenyan university identified only as Frank Lumumba disclosed that he had faced hardship raising two-month rent as well as putting a meal on his table and had to take up odd jobs to make ends meet.

He further hinted that he was forced to sell some of his household items as the pandemic affected the country’s economy and paralysed various industries moreso, education.

“As you can see now, you realise my TV, a 32 inch, is missing. There was a microwave there, there was fridge there. Now when you look around, they are not there.

In a circular Wednesday to Regional Coordinators of Education and County Directors of Education, Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Education Dr. Richard Belio Kipsang says the data used for this capitation was extracted from National Education Management Information System (NEMIS) earlier this month.

In regards to payment of salaries to school employees, he said in January 2020, the Ministry of Education released 50% of FDSE funds to schools which included P.E funds up to June 2020. In this regard he said Ksh 3,226 per learner should be utilized in the payment of salaries to non-teaching staff, water and electricity bills as well as administrative costs up to December 2020.

On utilization of maintenance and improvement funds, the PS said a total annual allocation for Maintenance and Improvement (M&l) was Ksh 5,000 of which Ksh 4,000 was disbursed in January 2020.  He noted that an additional Ksh 500.00 per learner has been released to enable schools prepare for re-opening in January 2021 to conform to COVID-19 guidelines.

Consequently, he noted that the contents of a circular dated 26th November 2019 on the amounts for M&l will change to Ksh 4,500.00.

Dr Kipsang said the Ministry of Education will support teachers employed by the Boards of Management (BOMs) as at 15th March 2020 for six months only form July to December 2020 by paying them Ksh.10,000.00 per month.

“Each teacher must sign for the money personally and records kept for later auditing. Payment should be made monthly and not in advance, Schools with BOM teachers will receive a separate commensurate disbursement based on the data obtained from the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) in to their operation account. Only teachers with TSC numbers will benefit from this package. This circular supersedes the one dated 20^th August, 2020.” He said

He further stated that Edu Afya medical cover for students in public secondary schools is operational and principals are required to advise students accordingly and offer support to learners/parents whenever they encounter any challenge with their UPI.

He said all principals must acknowledge receipt of funds by issuing official school receipts to the Principal Secretary, State Department of Early Learning and Basic Education for both Tuition and Operation Accounts with copies to the Sub County Directors (SCDEs) and County Directors of Education (CDEs); acknowledging receipt of funds through NEMIS by uploading a copy of the official receipt for both accounts where applicable; providing to the County Director of Education through the Sub- County Director of Education an allocation of funds dully signed by individual students and having Individual students sign form-lists that show their admission numbers and full names as in the admission register and the amount awarded. These lists should be attached to the payment voucher kept in the school as per procedure and every student issued with a school official receipt for the allocation.

He specified that this must be accomplished within two weeks of receipt of funds, failure to which further release of grants to such schools will be suspended.

“It is the responsibility of every County Director and Sub-County Director of Education to authenticate and monitor the accuracy of enrolment data of their schools as reflected in NEMIS. All County Directors of Education are asked to circulate the contents of this letter to all principals of public secondary schools within their jurisdiction.” He added.